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The World's Worst Pollution Problems, 2008
In 2006 and 2007, Blacksmith Institute and Green Cross Switzerland released lists of the "World's Worst Polluted Places." For 2008, they have updated their methodology to focus on…Anatomy and
Physiology: The Circulatory System
The Circulatory SystemAnatomy and
PhysiologyThe Circulatory SystemCells, Bells!Blood Types and GeneticsNow I Know My WBCs
You might remember that blood is a form of connective tissue (widely…Water-Borne Diseases: Cholera and Dysentery: Introduction
IntroductionWater-Borne Diseases: Cholera and DysenteryIntroductionCholera: Scourge of the PoorEpidemic Dysentery In This Section Major water-borne diseases Why water-borne disease primarily affects…Top Ten Most Polluted Places in the World
This Top Ten list was compiled by the Technical Advisory Board of the Blacksmith Institute, an environmental NGO based in New York. The criteria used in ranking include the size of the affected…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Alastor: or, The Spirit of Solitude
by Percy Bysshe Shelley PrefaceNote on alastor, By Mrs. ShelleyAlastor: or, The Spirit of Solitude Earth, Ocean, Air, beloved brotherhood! If our great Mother has imbued my soul With…Earth Day by the Numbers
April 22, 2019, marks the 49th anniversary of Earth Day—a day intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment. Organizers started Earth Day in response to a…T.S. Eliot
Name at birth: Thomas Stearns EliotEliot's "The Waste Land" is the most famous English poem of the 20th century, a landmark meditation on our unease with the modern world. Born in America, Eliot…April is the Cruelest Month
The Question: Where does the quote "April is the cruelest month" come from? The Answer: This is the first line of T. S. Eliot's poem "…Virgil Garnett Trice, Jr. Biography
Virgil Garnett Trice, Jr.chemical engineerBorn: 2/3/1926Birthplace: Indianapolis, Ind. Virgil Trice earned both B.S. and M.S. degrees from Purdue University in 1945. He also received an M.S…Anatomy and
Physiology: What We Do with Our Food
What We Do with Our FoodAnatomy and
PhysiologyThe Digestive SystemStops Along the WayIt's a Long Way DownJack-of-All-TradesRunning Along the TractPancreatic Panacea?What We Do with Our Food
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